Ms Laura and Emma Visit

On 5/25 Laura Hoyle and Emma came by to meet Emmett. It was a short but fun visit. Eli loves playing with Emma and it was good to catch up with Laura.

Emma chewing on a belt.

Eli in the picture corner... he will run here and say cheese because it is where he and Mama took the belly pics. I think this picture makes him look really big!!

HUG! Eli loves to give hugs. I think he tackled her with one of them.

First Couple of Days at Home

Our first couple of days at home were pretty fun. Jill was around until lunch time on Saturday and Andrea's parents came up that afternoon. Eli has reacted well to becoming a big brother. He loves Emmett and likes to look at and hold him. We have had a little bit more whining and a lot more of "Hold you Dada!!!"

Eli either flying with Grandpa or about to bust free from Grandpa :-)

Auntie Jill and her new Nephew.

Grandchild number 4!!!!

"Hold you Dada!!"

Not the best pic but the only one I had of Auntie Jill and both boys.

Grandpa and two of his three grandsons.

Emmett's first bath. Grandma Mutti is the official first bath at home supervisor and shampooer :-)

Counter baths on the sponge.....

We got some beautiful flowers from family and our church.

The first hair wash... he likes them a lot more now!

Chillin' on the porch.

Mama of two......

Emmett Comes Home

On Friday morning we left the hospital and brought Emmett home to begin the journey as a family of four. Alison and the kids left as we got home and Jill was in town until the next day.

Mama and Emmett in the car.

Tiny little guy in his car seat.

Home at last.

While we were in the hospital Auntie Jill was preparing Eli for Emmett's homecoming with this cute video.

Emmett's Second Day

Here are some more pics from the hospital. These are all from day 2 of Emmett's life. We loved Lake Norman Regional and enjoyed our time there.

Cute guy all swaddled up.

Mama showered and recovering.

The whole fam again.

I wanted to put this pic up to showcase my "new" Maine-iac shirt!! Long story but these shirts were only in circulation for students for one year and my old one is very holey!!! This was hiding in Pops' drawer and probably only worn a few times!!! My mom passed it on to me :-)

We had an impromptu pizza party picnic in the hospital
room with the Aunties and Cousins.

Me and the boys :-)

Emmett's Birthday!!!

As mentioned before Emmett Lee Gwinn arrived on May 19, 2010! Andrea was 13 days late and had to be induced. We did all we could to have Emmett spontaneously but unfortunately Andrea met her friend Pitocin again :-) Being the trooper she is, she did it with no pain meds again!!! Thankfully once she got on Pitocin labor was only 3 hours long. It was kind of weird after our last birth experience. Eli was born 31 hours after her water broke and it took place over two nights and he was born in the middle of the night. Emmett was born 6 hours after Andrea's water was broken and in the middle of the afternoon we had a baby.... With Eli we were exhausted and went straight to sleep, with Emmett it was kind of like... now what, we were fully awake and full of energy :-).

The last belly pic!

Emmett Lee snuggling with Mama.

Mama and Emmett.

Dada and Emmett.

Eli meeting Emmett for the first time.

Auntie Alison and Emmett.

Auntie Jill and Emmett.

The Gwinn family.

Grandma Mutti and Emmett.

Sisters and their babies.

Such a cute baby boy!!!

Lazy 5 with Auntie Jill

Auntie Jill arrived on 5/15 to help us with a newborn in the house... of course, she arrived before Emmett did. We had fun hanging out with Jill in anticipation of Emmett's arrival. On 5/18 we all went to the Lazy 5 Ranch. This time we bought a bucket of food and of course had a great time. Andrea was scheduled to be induced the next morning.

These deer were cool. This male still has velvet on his antlers, but we saw one who's velvet was shedding.

Auntie Jill and Eli feeding the animals.

Super cute baby zebra and it's mama, with a random pig.

We got to see the baby zebra nursing from its mama, which was really fun. Eli still talks about the "zebra drinking milk."

"Leeli drivin'"

Eli, Mama and snack time.

Dada feeding the giraffe. Eli loved it.

Eli feeding the animals again.

It was a fun adventure before Emmett's arrival.

Imagination

Eli has started using his imagination and playing make believe; it's so fun! He picks up a bag and puts it on his shoulder and says he's going to the store, sometimes it's a diaper bag and sometimes it's a purse. He'll even tell you why he's going to the store, usually for groceries but most recently he's made a lot of trips to buy Doc food.

Andrea said the other day he put a toy man and his dog in a truck and said they were going to pick blueberries. He got this idea because we have a blueberry bush in the front yard.

On 5/13, he put both the bear and the moose on the car
and pushed them around the living room.

Eli and his passengers.